External Affairs Minister inaugurates GNLU Foreign Policy Conference

The GNLU Center for Foreign Policy and Security Studies in collaboration with Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi held its International Conference on "India's Foreign Relations- Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean: Strengthening the political, Economics, Security, and cultural Prospectus" on the September 12 and 13th. The Conference focused on Assessing the Overall Effectiveness of the “Look East Policy”, Consolidating the Existing and Identifying New Prospects and India’s Role and...

UK Minister for Courts addresses GNLU Students

The United Kingdom Minister for Courts and Legal Aid, Mr. ShaileshVara while addressing students of the Gujarat National Law University called for the need to open up the legal service sector in India, which could pave the way for excellence in service as well as employment generation."We are not asking the Indian government to allow our lawyers to...

RMLNLU announces International Legal Essay Competition Results

The Journal Committee of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University announced the results of Second RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition 2014.Mr. Justin Jos from National Law Univeristy, Odisha India emerged as the winner of the Second RMLNLU International Legal Essay Competition (RILEC), 2014. As the winner, Justin will receive a cash...

Justice Mudgal inaugurates GNLU Conference

The Gujarat National Law University, Gandhinagar through its Centre for Sports Law (GCSL), which is the only dedicated centerfor Sports Law in the country, launched its 3-Day Certificate Course on Sports Law and Management (September 06-08, 2014). The inauguration ceremony was presided over by the Honorable Chief Guest, Justice MukulMudgal, Former...

In Conversation with the Winning Team of NUJS Moot Court Competition organised by AIFTP

Anshu Bansal (5th Yr), Noopur Srivastava (5th Yr), Nidhi Jaiswal (5th Yr) of National Law University Odisha, Cuttack were the Winners at 1st Dr. B.P. Saraf National Tax Moot Court Competition, 2014′. The Moot was organised by AIFTP and hosted by NUJS, Kolkata.The Team won two titles in this Moot Court Competition:1)      Best ‘Team’2)      Best...

Dr. Adish C. Aggarwala National Legal Essay Writing Competition- 2014

LAW MANTRA formed by a group of students as a Society for dissemination and promotion of legal education in India through online web portal is organizing and online essay competition in the name of Senior Advocate of Supreme Court Dr.Adish C Aggarwala and invites participation from across india by law students.Eligibility Criteria: The Competition...

Aiming to get over 14,000 subordinate Courts computerized: Union Law and Justice Minister at NLS Convocation

Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reportedly considers the structural reforms of the judicial system as a giant step towards realization of the Centre’s efforts to ensure citizens get a justice system which reflects values and ideals enshrined in the Constitution.At the 22nd Annual Convocation of National Law School of India...

NLU Delhi holds its second convocation

National Law University held its second annual convocation on 30 August. Mr. Ravi Shankar Prasad, the Union Law Minister was the Chief Guest while Chief Justice of Delhi High Court, Justice. G. Rohini conferred the Ph.D., LL.M. and B.A., LL.B. (Hons.) degrees on the candidates and also released the Journal of National Law University, Delhi and the...

Call for papers: National Colloquium on Legal Research and Methodology, IIT Kharagpur

RAJIV GANDHI SCHOOL OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KHARAGPUR is organizing a National Colloquium on Legal Research and Methodology and invites original contributions from researchers across the country currently working in area of law including Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Trade Law,...

Judicial Review of a ‘Bill’ under Article 32: A Constitutionally Impermissible Proposition

IntroductionAnxiety is fluctuating within the legal community in India as the Supreme Court of India (SC) will hear a batch of similar writ petitions that challenge the National Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2014 and the 121st Constitution Amendment Bill, 2014, today. This anxiety can be explained in two ways; by a political battle on one...

HNLU Raipur shuts academic activities for 10 days as several students contract chicken pox; Registrar assures situation under control

Hidayatullah National Law University, Raipur has declared a 10-day holiday after being hit by chicken pox virus. 23 students have reportedly been affected by the virus.HNLU Registrar, Dr. Dipak Das confirmed the news that academic activities have been put to a halt for 10 days and that hostels have been vacated adding that all precautionary...

Scoring for Education: IDIA Charity Football Tournament

IDIA (Increasing Diversity by Increasing Access to Legal Education), a pan India movement to give proper training to underprivileged children and help them become leading lawyers and community advocates will be starting a 6 a side football tournament to raise funds for children studying at the prestigious National Law Universities and the other...